While I am a traditionalist and prefer my finely finished blued and case-hardend pistols, with Kentucky temps and humidity approaching the nineties, I have swiched to the subject finishes. Today I am wearing my Model 60, but will likely switch to the Glock 17 when I head out on the farm.
I once removed all the blue from a Sig P-32 in two weeks of summer carry.
I assume all of you south easterners are carrying similar pieces for the duration of the summer.
Looks like my old M60, TLee. Had one of the very first stainless guns. Bobbed the hammer on mine too. Where stainless and synthetics shine in my world is when I go fishing. Going down in the river wearing a stainless big auto doesn't worry me much. E
While I am a traditionalist and prefer my finely finished blued and case-hardend pistols, with Kentucky temps and humidity approaching the nineties, I have swiched to the subject finishes. Today I am wearing my Model 60, but will likely switch to the Glock 17 when I head out on the farm.
I once removed all the blue from a Sig P-32 in two weeks of summer carry.
I assume all of you south easterners are carrying similar pieces for the duration of the summer.
Northern Florida here, but I stick mainly with blued steel and wood. That said, I don't work outside on a farm either.
Looks like my old M60, TLee. Had one of the very first stainless guns. Bobbed the hammer on mine too. Where stainless and synthetics shine in my world is when I go fishing. Going down in the river wearing a stainless big auto doesn't worry me much. E
When I used to light-tackle stream-fish for brook trout wearing hip waders I would carry a Model 60 in a shoulder holster.
I've not had much problem with wood stocks, but I certainly prefer a stainless gun over a blued one. I wish more manufacturers would do a high polish on their stainless to make it look like the old nickel-plated finishes. I do like a nice BBQ gun.
My model 60 happens to be the three inch, target sighted version . Not quite as concealable, but head of Squirrel accurate to 15-20 yards. Also more controllable for me when I need to to shoot fast.
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Glocks can corrode. Saw one of the 3rd Gen 20's(the ones with the shinier, slightly slicker finish on the slide) get pitted from carry, but the owner's older Glocks (flatter, almost parkerized finish) never had a problem. Not sure if they just goofed that one or what, but it was fairly chewed up.
Glocks aren't stainless either, just a metal treatment adds the corrosion resistance.
Glocks can corrode. Saw one of the 3rd Gen 20's(the ones with the shinier, slightly slicker finish on the slide) get pitted from carry, but the owner's older Glocks (flatter, almost parkerized finish) never had a problem. Not sure if they just goofed that one or what, but it was fairly chewed up.
Glocks aren't stainless either, just a metal treatment adds the corrosion resistance.
The finish you speak of is illegal in the United States due to environmental laws against its use in manufacturing. It's a great finish, though.
Tenifer illegal? Maybe the use of the name. It's also called melonite and you can have it done here in the US by a US companies.
Unless my information is completely off, the exact method used by Glock is not done in the US due to the EPA imposed high cost of disposing of the byproducts.
Tenifer illegal? Maybe the use of the name. It's also called melonite and you can have it done here in the US by a US companies.
Unless my information is completely off, the exact method used by Glock is not done in the US due to the EPA imposed high cost of disposing of the byproducts.
Your info is off, the name Tenifer is guarded by Glock, the chemical steel hardening process is not and can be achieved via 4 or 5 methods. So Glock may use fluid bath to nitrocarburize and the US based companies use plasma or vapor methods the end result is the same.
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